naʼachʼąąh
Navajo
[edit]Etymology
[edit]na- (atelic, circuital) + -ʼa- (unspecified person object prefix) + ∅- (3rd person subject prefix) + -∅- (classifier) + -chʼąąh (continuative imperfective stem of root -CHʼĄĄʼ, “to decorate”).
Verb
[edit]naʼachʼąąh
Conjugation
[edit]Paradigm: Continuative (∅/si).
| IMPERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | naʼashchʼąąh | naʼiichʼąąh | nidaʼiichʼąąh |
| 2nd person | naʼíchʼąąh | naʼohchʼąąh | nidaʼohchʼąąh |
| 3rd person | naʼachʼąąh | nidaʼachʼąąh | |
| 4th person | niʼjichʼąąh | nidaʼjichʼąąh | |
| PERFECTIVE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | niʼshéchʼąąʼ | niʼshiichʼąąʼ | nidaʼshiichʼąąʼ |
| 2nd person | niʼshíníchʼąąʼ | niʼshoochʼąąʼ | nidaʼshoochʼąąʼ |
| 3rd person | naʼazhchʼąąʼ | nidaʼazhchʼąąʼ | |
| 4th person | niʼjizhchʼąąʼ | nidaʼjizhchʼąąʼ | |
| Other forms | |||
| Unspecified person | Spatial person | Passive A | Passive B |
| — | — | naʼashchʼąąʼ | — |
| FUTURE | singular | duoplural | plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | niʼdeeshchʼąh | niʼdiichʼąh | nidaʼdiichʼąh |
| 2nd person | niʼdííchʼąh | niʼdoohchʼąh | nidaʼdoohchʼąh |
| 3rd person | niʼdoochʼąh | nidaʼdoochʼąh | |
| 4th person | nizhʼdoochʼąh | nidazhʼdoochʼąh | |
Noun
[edit]naʼachʼąąh